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6956562 Method for controlling a handheld computer by entering commands onto a displayed feature of the handheld computer  
A method for software control using a user-interactive display screen feature is disclosed that reduces stylus or other manipulations necessary to invoke software functionality from the display...
6956561 Keypad backlighting of mobile terminal  
A keypad backlighting apparatus includes an electroluminescence layer for lighting an input device of an electronic apparatus. The input device may be a keypad and the electronic apparatus may be a...
6956470 Method and device for actively assisting a motor vehicle driver in a motor vehicle  
In a method and device for actively assisting a vehicle driver in a motor vehicle by at least one control device and a data entry and display unit, the control device may access data of vehicle...
6954868 Apparatus and method for detection for use in a touch-sensitive pad  
A detection apparatus for use in a touch pad, for detecting the coordinates indicated by a user on the touch pad and the behavior of the user on the touch pad. The touch pad includes an X-layer and...
6954199 Three dimensional interactive system  
A three-dimensional position locating system is disclosed. In one embodiment, the three-dimensional position locating system includes a housing including a substantially planar surface. The housing...
6953926 Method and devices for opto-electronically determining the position of an object  
The invention relates to a method and a device for opto-electronically determining the position of an object ( 50 ) using a measurement assembly, which is separated from the object ( 50 ) by a...
6952597 Wireless mobile phone with key stroking based input facilities  
A wireless mobile phone, is provided with an input keypad having a number of touch sensitive keys, and complementary logic to facilitate entry of alphanumeric data through stroking of the touch...
6952202 Apparatus for inputting coordinates  
The apparatus for inputting coordinates has a support plate including a coordinate input plane for inputting a coordinate position, an optical unit is formed by integrating a light source and a...
6950095 Apparatus and method for inputting and displaying data for refrigerator  
The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for inputting and displaying data for a refrigerator, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for inputting and displaying data...
6948371 Acoustic wave touch detecting apparatus  
An FPC is constructed of two FPC branches, and a connection line that connects to a controller. Printed wiring of the connection line includes ten printed wires. The central four printed wires are...
6947033 Method and system for digitizing freehand graphics with user-selected properties  
Disclosed is a method for inputting graphical information into a computer system. The graphical information may arise when a drawing device is moved relative to a base having a position-coding...
6947032 Touch system and method for determining pointer contacts on a touch surface  
A system and method for determining pointer contacts on a touch surface includes a touch surface to be contacted by a pointer. At least one imaging device having a field of view looks generally...
6947027 Hand-drawing capture via interface surface having coded marks  
A method and system for enabling user interaction with computer software running in a computer system via an interface surface and a sensing device. The interface surface contains information...
6943779 Information input/output apparatus, information input/output control method, and computer product  
Comprises a panel, and a coordinate control section that detects a point touched on the panel and generates a signal according to the detected point. The coordinate control section generates a...
6943778 Touch screen input technique  
A technique for inputting data, such as selecting a particular function of electronic device, using a touch screen of the electronic device, includes detecting when an object, such as a finger or a...
6943777 Electronic device with user interface capability and method therefor  
An electronic device ( 11 ) includes a keypad ( 22 ) for data entry, a character recognition system ( 34 ), and a processor ( 28 ). The keypad ( 22 ) is comprised of one or more keys ( 24 ) and one...
6943705 Method and apparatus for providing an integrated membrane switch and capacitive sensor  
A circuit assembly for providing a switch sensor and a capacitive sensor. The circuit assembly has a first pattern of conductive material in a first plane and a second pattern of conductive...
6940494 Display unit with touch panel and information processing method  
A display unit with a touch panel to move a touch-driven member such as a functional button to a desired position through a touch operation. By touching a draggable icon displayed on a screen with...
6940493 Socializing remote communication  
Remote, non-verbal interpersonal communication is facilitated between communication stations located remotely from each other. A first communication station registers proximity of a user thereto...
6940492 System and method of secure touch screen input and display  
A system and method for viewing, entering, and editing information through a transparent screen are described. The invention allows a user to interactively view, enter, and edit information on a...
6940491 Method and system for generating hyperlinked physical copies of hyperlinked electronic documents  
A System for automatic generation of a hyperlink table from an electronic document comprising hyperlinks, and for identifying, locating and activating these hyperlinks from a physical copy of the...
6938222 Ink gestures  
A system and process for capturing and implementing handwritten gestures is described. A user may use gestures to quickly command a pen-based input device to perform operations. Using the described...
6938221 User interface for stylus-based user input  
A stylus user interface for a computer system having a display is disclosed. The user interface receives stylus-based user input. Responsive to receiving the user input, the user interface displays...
6937230 Newton ring prevention film and touch panel  
A Newton ring prevention film comprising a transparent film in which projections are formed by surface roughening, a transparent film in which projections are formed by providing a projection...
6937124 Plane plate vibration device and switch employing the same  
A plane plate vibration device includes a plane plate, a coil portion having a first coil and a second coil, the first coil being wound on a circumference of the plane plate in parallel with the...
6933930 Accurate interactive acoustic plate  
A device for acquiring the position co-ordinates of a source of mechanical waves optionally generated by impacting the surface of a plate (PLQ) of finite dimensions. A set of acoustic sensors (PZT...
6933929 Housing for a computing device  
Improved housing for a computing device is disclosed. The improved housing is provided with one of an illuminable connector, a touch pad arrangement, and a palm rest stiffening plate. Normally, the...
6933928 Electronic book player with audio synchronization  
This paperless book is portable and uses removable ROM devices to provide the visual and aural information displayed in the paperless book. The book can be read in a visual mode, as print, or in an...
6933921 Mobile system with ergonomically improved user pointing subsystem  
Provide is an input device that can be incorporated into a notebook computer that exhibits improved operability even in the case of including both a stick-type and a pad-type pointing devices. A...
6933064 Multilayer with spacers, touch screen and method  
A transparent multilayer comprises a deformable first conductive layer containing an intrinsically conductive polymer, a film forming binder, and spacer elements embedded in and projecting from the...
6931265 Wireless mobile device  
A wireless Mobile Executive Assistant (MEA) in the form of a PDA/Phone having multiple, independently oriented screens configured to provide data, video independently or in combined fashion. Formed...
6930674 Position detector and position indicator therefor  
A position indicator contains a resonant circuit. A first resistor having a minimum resistance, a second resistor having a maximum resistance, and a variable resistor whose resistance varies within...
6930673 Collaborative input system  
A collaborative input system 10 includes a host computer 12 . A display 14 is associated with the host computer. The host computer includes a processor 15 configured for executing an...
6930672 Input processing method and input control apparatus  
An input processing method and input control apparatus that enable switching between normal operation and hovering operation to be accomplished with a very simple operation in an information...
6930670 Computer peripheral input system with two input types and method of data communication for the same  
A computer peripheral input system with two input types and a method of data communication for the same is provided. The computer peripheral input system comprises a first input module, a second...
6930661 Bi-directional communication system, display apparatus, base apparatus and bi-directional communication method  
A bi-directional communication system comprising a base apparatus and a display apparatus. The display apparatus is a portable liquid crystal display for viewing video programs and browsing the...
6928461 Portable high speed internet access device with encryption  
The invention discloses a portable remote device that allows the user to access the Internet and World Wide Web. The portable device connects to a cellular telephone, thus providing wireless...
6927761 Moisture deflector for capacitive NFI touch screens for use with bezels of conductive material  
A non-conductive barrier between a touch screen and a conductive bezel is described. The non-conductive barrier attaches to a capacitive touch screen and forms a lip over a grounded bezel. The...
6927564 Multimeter instrument with touch-sensitive selection device  
A multimeter instrument for measuring variables, such as electrical current, voltage, or resistance includes touch-sensitive zones for selection of the variable to be measured. The measurement...
6924791 Method and apparatus for automatic power-up and power-down of a computer system based on the positions of an associated stylus and/or hinge  
A method and system for automatic power-up and automatic power-down of a computer system based on the position and/or rotation of an associated stylus and/or hinge. In one embodiment, the computer...
6924790 Mode switching for pen-based computer systems  
A pen-based portable computer system which includes one or more pen-based wireless interface devices that are adapted to communicate by way of a radio link to a remote host personal computer or...
6924752 Three-dimensional contact-sensitive feature for electronic devices  
An electronic device is formed at least partially from a deflectable material that generates an electrical signal in response to contact. The first material is integrated with a display module to...
6924442 Electronic input apparatus and method thereof  
A pen input apparatus includes a plurality of penpoints for drawing tracks on a recording medium such as paper, and a selector for selecting a specific penpoint from the plurality of penpoints. The...
6919881 Digital display system  
A digital display system is proposed, which is characterized in provision of a digital board composed of a plurality of currently-available printed circuit boards, wherein each pair of adjacent...
6919880 Calibrating camera offsets to facilitate object position determination using triangulation  
A touch system includes a reference frame, and at least two cameras having fields of view that overlap within the reference frame. The position of an object relative to the reference frame is...
6918094 Method to modify a current function, at least one parameter current value, or both, and a device arranged in accordance with the method  
A multi-function device is arranged to perform a plurality of functions. Each function includes a plurality of parameters. Each parameter has a current value from a plurality of parameter allowed...
6917358 Resistance inducting wire layout on a touch panel  
A resistance induction wire layout on a touch panel includes a substrate, a first resistance induction wire, a second resistance induction wire, a third resistance induction wire, a fourth...
6915103 System for enhancing books with special paper  
A system for enhancement of books or other reading material includes an item of reading material, printed on a substrate having a substantially invisible, machine-readable coordinate grid. A...
6914640 Touch panel liquid crystal display device and method of fabricating the same  
A touch panel integrated liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel, a touch panel formed on the liquid crystal display panel, a polarizer formed between the liquid...
6914596 Personal digital assistant with retractable stylus  
A Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) with retractable stylus comprises a retractable stylus, a housing, a stylus slot, and a push portion, wherein a contact pad is attached to the inner side of the...